When will the power be back in Alabaster, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Alabaster is a city of about 34,460 residents in Shelby County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Alabaster by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Alabaster is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Alabaster:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Alabaster: the closest other places we track are Helena, about 6 miles to the northwest; Pelham, about 7 miles to the northeast; Calera, about 8 miles to the southeast; and Hoover, about 11 miles to the north. Also nearby: Chelsea (13 mi NE), Bessemer (14 mi NW), Vestavia Hills (17 mi N), Homewood (17 mi N), Hueytown (18 mi NW), Mountain Brook (19 mi N), Birmingham (21 mi N) and Irondale (24 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Center Point (30 mi); northeast toward Leeds (27 mi); east toward Sylacauga (33 mi); southeast toward Millbrook (56 mi); south toward Prattville (57 mi); southwest toward Meridian, MS (123 mi); west toward Tuscaloosa (41 mi); and northwest toward Jasper (51 mi).
Who serves Alabaster?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power in Shelby County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative also serves parts of Shelby County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Alabaster's last tracked outage began Sep 23, peaked at 31 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 23 — 31 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Sep 22 — 418 customers out, restored in 12 hours
- Sep 21 — 157 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 14 — 99 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Shelby County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.3 hr. The full record for Shelby County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Alabaster, AL?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Alabaster's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Alabaster, AL?
To check your own street, search an Alabaster ZIP code — 35007 — and the map opens on that area.
